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Patients stranded as nurses’ strike paralyses Bayelsa hospitals
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 30, 2025
Patients at healthcare centres in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa State, and other facilities across the state were stranded on Wednesday as nurses in public hospitals nationwide commenced a seven-day warning strike to emphasise their demands on...
Extension Officers’ Capacity on Soybean Production Strengthened
Liberian Observer
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In Liberia, agriculture is a paramount component of national development, contributing 38.8% to the country’s GDP. Additionally, the sector is a major employer in the country, accounting for 70% of the country’s population. Despite such a feat,...
AU, KAIPTC hold training for women, youth in election observation
Graphic
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July 30, 2025
The African Union (AU), in collaboration with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), has held a training course for women and youth across Africa in election observation and democracy. The three-day course formed part...
September elections: Where are animal welfare issues?
The Times Group Malawi
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July 26, 2025
DESERVE JUST TREATMENT—Goats along the road and exposed to sun heat in LimbeBy Yokoniya Chilanga: A quick reading of the 2019-2020 manifestos of all the major political parties—including the new manifestos from other political parties for the 2025...
Statement of the Forty-second meeting of the Polio IHR Emergency Committee
The National Tribune
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July 28, 2025
The Forty-second meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO Director-General on 18 June 2025 with committee members and advisers...
All the countries on the UK’s ‘do not travel’ list for summer 2025
Time Out
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Travelling abroad this summer? As well as all the essentials you definitely need (in-date passport, sun cream, ear plugs if you’re travelling with a snorer), it’s also advised you check the ‘do not travel’ lists, just in case a warning has been...
NCCRM Engages on Labor Issues
Liberian Observer
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The National Center for the Coordination of Response Mechanism (NCCRM) has embarked on stakeholders' coordination and engagement gathering to address the rising labor issues across Liberia. Stakeholders at the gathering are from the Labor...
Editorial: Pres. Boakai Must Not Ignore the People – Government and Protesters Must Seek Common Ground
Front Page Africa
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July 18, 2025
ON JULY 17, the streets of Monrovia pulsed with a powerful expression of civic frustration. Thousands of Liberians, driven by mounting hardship and disillusionment, peacefully marched under the banner “Enough is Enough.” The protest, organized by...
Ambassador Kemayah Accuses Pres Boakai Of Witch-Hunting, Weaponizing Justice
GNN Liberia
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July 26, 2025
Former Foreign Minister and political leader of the Movement for Economic Empowerment (MOVEE), Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has launched a scathing critique of the Boakai administration, accusing it of weaponizing justice to target political...
Examination malpractice in Ghana: The role of teachers and s...
Modern Ghana
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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is a regional examining body that oversees the conduct of examinations for Junior and Senior High School students in West Africa. Established in 1952, WAEC is a non-profit organization with headquarters...
Fisheries sector commits to disclosing vessel identity
Business and Financial Times
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July 29, 2025
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE The Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry has announced a strong commitment to revealing the beneficial owners and who ultimately profits from activities of fishing vessels in the country’s territorial waters. Sector minister...
Guinea-Bissau Deepens National Commitment To The Women, Peace, And Security Agenda Through Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)-Led In-Country Continental Results Framework (CRF) Capacity Building Workshop
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) From the 22nd to 24th of July, 2025, the ECOWAS Commission, through its Directorate of Humanitarian and Social Affairs (DAHS), in close collaboration with other relevant directorates and agencies, the Ministry of Women, Family...
EPA, Partners Kick off New Waste-to-Wealth Initiative
Liberian Observer
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In an innovative move to tackle Liberia’s growing waste management challenges, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC), the Liberia Marketing Association (LMA), and Community-Based...
India has world’s highest number of slum clusters in flood-prone areas
The Hindu
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July 29, 2025
Flooding events are a major hazard worldwide. According to a 2024 Moody’s report, more than 2.3 billion people are exposed to flooding every year. In India, more than 600 million people are at risk of coastal or inland flooding. However, there is...
Industrial fisheries sector “rejects” fisheries bill
Ghana News Agency
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July 29, 2025
Accra, July 29, GNA – The Ghana Tuna Association (GTA), and the Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association, representing the Joint Industrial Fisheries Sector (JIFS) have appealed to the government to address their concerns regarding the adverse impact...
Antwerp Zoo welcomes pygmy hippos after 26-year absence
Belga News Agency
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July 29, 2025
Antwerp Zoo is once again home to pygmy hippos as part of a European breeding programme for the endangered species. Female Nimba, from Denmark, has already arrived, and she will be joined by her partner Dabou from France in the autumn. The pair...
President Boakai Comes to Washington
Liberian Observer
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America has long been regarded as Liberia’s strategic ally. Liberia has been modeled after the USA. The country was founded by freed African-American slaves in 1822 and declared independence in 1847. We adopted the American presidential system of...
I was nicknamed ‘Rambo’ for my bravery in battle – Armoured vehicle inventor, Maj. Gen. Victor Ezugwu (retd.)
Punch
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July 20, 2025
A former Director General of the Defence Industries Corporation, and first Nigerian to produce a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle— EZUGWU MRAP, which was named after him, Major General Victor Ezugwu (retd.), speaks to NAOMI CHIMA about his...
Africa Races to Reduce Energy Gap by 2030
News Central TV
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July 28, 2025
Nigeria is leading the way to make Mission 300 a reality. It’s one of Africa’s boldest electrification drives yet. The Mission aims to connect 300 million people in Africa by 2030 through national reforms, regional coordination, real-time delivery...
Ghana Vows to Expose Fishing Vessel Owners in Illegal Trade Crackdown
News Ghana
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July 29, 2025
Transparency push targets $9.4bn West Africa losses Ghana’s Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Emelia Arthur has pledged to unmask beneficiaries of illegal fishing operations in national waters, declaring ownership transparency critical to ending...